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Google Earth. Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles. Users can explore the globe by entering ...
This is a list of satellite map images with missing or unclear data. Some locations on free, publicly viewable satellite map services have such issues due to having been intentionally digitally obscured or blurred for various reasons of this. [1] For example, Westchester County, New York asked Google to blur potential terrorism targets (such as ...
Google Street View is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides interactive panoramas from positions along many streets in the world. It was launched in 2007 in several cities in the United States, and has since expanded to include all of the country's major and minor cities, as well as the cities and rural areas of many other countries worldwide.
Geostationary orbit. A 5° × 6° view of a part of the geostationary belt, showing several geostationary satellites. Those with inclination 0° form a diagonal belt across the image; a few objects with small inclinations to the Equator are visible above this line. The satellites are pinpoint, while stars have created star trails due to Earth's ...
A geographic information system ( GIS) consists of integrated computer hardware and software that store, manage, analyze, edit, output, and visualize geographic data. [ 1][ 2] Much of this often happens within a spatial database; however, this is not essential to meet the definition of a GIS. [ 1] In a broader sense, one may consider such a ...
The American technology company Google has added Easter eggs into many of its products and services, such as Google Search, YouTube, and Android since the 2000's. [ 1][ 2] Easter eggs are hidden features or messages that not many people know about, inside jokes, and cultural references inserted into media.
File history. File usage. Global file usage. No higher resolution available. Rotating_earth_ (large).gif (400 × 400 pixels, file size: 978 KB, MIME type: image/gif, looped, 44 frames, 4.0 s) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Information from its is shown below. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository.
Google Images. Google Images (previously Google Image Search) is a search engine owned by Google that allows users to search the World Wide Web for images. [1] It was introduced on July 12, 2001, due to a demand for pictures of the green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez worn in February 2000.